Representative · Missouri's 1st district
Wesley Bell
Wesley Bell is a Democratic representative for Missouri's 1st district, in Congress since 2025. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 19, and cast 450 of 460 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2025
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressHouse of Representatives | 675 | 2.8%19 of 675 · rank 143 of 439 | 98%450 of 460 · rank 256 of 439 | 340 became law | 15%77 of 530 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1−0.46+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
- Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
- May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
- H.R. 3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025YeaDec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 302–123· Against party
- Dec 4, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 247–166· Against party
- Jul 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–122· Against party
- Jun 9, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree· Passed 280–113· Against party
- May 15, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 234–182· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
34 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced3397%
- Passed one chamber12.9%
Policy areas
- Armed Forces and National Security5
- Crime and Law Enforcement5
- Government Operations and Politics5
- Emergency Management4
- Health4
- Taxation2
- Agriculture and Food1
- Commerce1
Latest activity
- H.R. 5254 Gateway Partnership ActPassed one chamber· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 17, 2026
- H.R. 10486 Relief Without Delay ActIntroduced· Emergency Management· Sep 17, 2026
- H.Res. 1522 Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Missouri-Panama State Partnership Program and celebrating the enduring partnership between the State of Missouri and the Republic of Panama.Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Sep 10, 2026
- H.Res. 1514 Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem, expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2026, as "988 Day" and the role of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and for other purposes.Introduced· Health· Sep 8, 2026
- H.Res. 1487 Recognizing the 1960 University of Missouri Tigers Football Team for its undefeated regular season, Orange Bowl victory, and claim to the 1960 National Championship.Introduced· Sports and Recreation· Aug 24, 2026
- H.R. 9180 CDBG–DR Automated Assessment ActIntroduced· Housing and Community Development· Jun 10, 2026
- H.R. 9011 Vacancy to Value Act of 2026Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· May 22, 2026
- H.R. 8846 Tornado Preparedness ActIntroduced· Emergency Management· May 15, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to Missouri's 1st district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $7.3B
- Per resident
- $9,754
- Rank in Missouri
- 1 of 8
- Contract actions
- 102.5K
- New awards: 97.9K
By fiscal year
- 7.4BFY2017
- 12.5BFY2018
- 11.2BFY2019
- 11.5BFY2020
- 8.7BFY2021
- 5.9BFY2022
- 10.3BFY2023
- 10.8BFY2024
- 8.9BFY2025
- 7.3BFY2026
Top buyers
- Department of the Air Force$4.6B63%Department of Defense
- Department of the Navy$1.2B17%Department of Defense
- Defense Health Agency$686.7M9.4%Department of Defense
- Defense Logistics Agency$412.7M5.6%Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs$132.6M1.8%
- Defense Information Systems Agency$53.1M0.7%Department of Defense
- Rural Housing Service$48.8M0.7%Department of Agriculture
- Federal Acquisition Service$32.6M0.4%General Services Administration
Top recipients
- THE BOEING COMPANY$5.3B72%381 awards
- THE BOEING COMPANY$864.8M12%2,577 awards
- EVERNORTH FEDERAL SERVICES INC$686.5M9.4%1 award
- WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY LLC$129.7M1.8%174 awards
- GC & V CONSTRUCTION LLC$59.9M0.8%1 award
- NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND$33.7M0.5%95,077 awards
- GUIDEHOUSE INC.$25.7M0.4%2 awards
- MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$23.6M0.3%4 awards
- DISTINCTION LLC$19M0.3%1 award
- RECON CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES LLC$13.3M0.2%7 awards
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $3.6M
- through Jul 15, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $1.1M
- From committees
- $668.2K
- 186 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $140.5K
- 40 PACs · 21% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| the boeing companythe boeing company pac | $10K | THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization | $9B |
| ameren corporationameren corporation federal political action committee (ameren fedpac) | $10K | AMEREN SERVICES COMPANYAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $2M |
| leidos, inc.leidos inc. political action committee | $10K | LEIDOS, INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization | $1.1B |
| charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee | $8,500 | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $130.5K |
| general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac) | $8,000 | GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $29.3K |
| anheuser-busch companies inc.anheuser-busch companies llc political action committee | $7,500 | ANHEUSER-BUSCH, LLCAI match · 99% · the same organization | — |
| northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac | $7,000 | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $1.1B |
| honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac) | $6,000 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $260.5M |
| general motors companygeneral motors company political action committee (gm pac) | $5,000 | GENERAL MOTORS LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $652.9M |
| american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee | $5,000 | AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.6M | $668.2K | $140.5K40 PACs · 21% of committee money |
| 2024 | $5.4M | $508.6K | $31.8K10 PACs · 6% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- House · Missouri's 1st districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- bell.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-2406
- Office
- 1429 Longworth House Office Building
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.